Lazy pony hops aboard Berlin train, orderly Germans are not amused

A Christmas present in transit? A circus star on their way to the bigtop? Or just another day on the Pony Express? (Actually, that's not funny; the Pony Express was a serious and dangerous venture, and the men who worked it were incredibly brave.) Commuters were surprised when a young girl with a Shetland pony boarded Berlin's metro. While the internet is charmed, because it's Germany and the orderliness and decorum of their trains is treated with the same gravitas Americans use for the Constitution, an S-Bahn rep has already stated: "One may smile but according to our transport regulations, this is clearly not allowed. … We have informed the police already." [Source]

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